R33 Crank Angle Sensor

[silman]

What ballpark figures have people been paying for new crank angle sensors for R33's?

I have searched and found only one post stating it was around $900.

I have had 1 CAS go to 20 degrees retarded timing no mater what setting the CAS was on (with the timing belt cover on)

2nd time around, removed the cover, and used 3 washers to space out the 2nd hand CAS ($300) to stop it from grinding the insider part of it against the block. Currently at full tilt to the left, it is only giving 5 degrees advanced timing at idle. The odd thing is though, that when only slightly loosening one of the bolts, the idle changes. The washers are spacing the CAS roughly 4-5mm away from the engine. For those not using the cover, how many mm is yours spaced out?

My mechanic does not want to proceed in dyno tuning my car which I trust his decision, stating that whilst i have a power fc and he can advance the timing, it is a bandaid solution and not ideal.

Going to borrow someone's CAS tomorrow to confirm the bad news of another replacement CAS to purchase.

Edited April 16, 2007 by silman

[mad082]

another very rare possibility is that the cam has broken. my mate had a similar problem with his CA18 (very similar setup to a rb25). we put another CAS in and it worked ok for a little while, but then it stuffed right up. we thought it may be that the timing belt had jumped a tooth but he ended up converting it to an SR20. the fell he sold his motor to (who knew it was crap) opened it up and found that the cam had snapped just near the CAS, and it was only just holding together enough to still spin the CAS, but would occasionally slip a bit more behind.

[MBS206]

I'd been told $150 approx is what you can pay at Just Jap (not by them, but someone who's used them for it)

[silman]

Update - tried the CAS from a working car, set it to the middle position with 3 washers and it was at 15+ ignition at idle, so it's new CAS time for me.

Just to help out anyone who is looking for a new one in the future and comes across this thread, Justjap can source 2nd hand ones for double that price ^

Highway Nissan in Brisbane wanted $883 delivered, none in Australia has to come from Japan and will take 3 weeks.

www.perfectrun.com.au sells it for $490 brand new + delivery and it will be here in 3 days. I've successfully purchased from them about 10 times, absolute godsend